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Originally Posted by FLAMESRULE
Bingo. Thats a major reason why I'm looking at swapping to something different (lack of "sportiness" is the other. Not to mention that I think they are starting to price themselves up too much.
But I keep hearing (part urban myth) about the poor reliability of German autos and it makes me nervous.
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Get an STi or even a WRX. They are great cars and will appease the "sporting" side. I love Subaru's.
I have owned the following Volkswagens in this order - 1987 Scirroco 16V, 1986 Cabriolet, 1980 Vanagon (Westfalia), 1991 Passat, 1986 Jetta, 1990 Corrado, 1991 Jetta GTX, a highly modified 1990 G60 powered Golf built by RPI and lastly a 2002 Golf GL. I also owned a 1985 Audi Coupe GT and a 1995 90 Quattro. All were very reliable except the Westfalia and Scirroco which I had numerous problems with. I have also owned a 1973 914 2.0L, 1990 911 C4 Targa, 1995 C2 Cabriolet and just sold my 1989 944 Turbo (all the Porsche's were very reliable). I have not had a VW since 2003 simply because I realized there were better cars out there made by Japanese manufacturers that I previously ignored. VW/Audi have very poor overall reliability ratings (compared to the Japanese and Koreans) as the new cars are far more sophisticated than the old ones I used to drive. German cars in general are still plagued with electrical problems where their Japanese counterparts have long got this right. While my VW's and Audi(s) were very reliable I would not buy any current offering from the VAG group.